The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1887-01-05
THE POLITICAL WORLD.
FORTUNES OF WAR FOR STATES
MEN OF THE PRESENT TIME.
Doings of the National Leglslature-Ise-
suit of Noyember's observation-disclosures
Political Movements-Tho Irish Cues
tion-the Eastern War Cloud.

Pol1tical MOSeInents-ln IRISH cues
tion-the Eastern War Cloud.
JANUARY.
Is. Senator Hoar's presidential succession
bill passed by the house. Next day signel by
the president
&c Eulogies of the late President Hen
bricks pronounced in the senate.
FEBRUARY.
Is. The bill reinstatng Gen. Fitz John Por
ter passed by the house.
%. The Gen. Grant monument bill, ap-
propriating $780, for monument to be
erected in Washington passed by the United
States senate.
MARCH.
l. President Cleveland sent message to
the senate in which he denied the right of
that branch of the government TO demand
from the president or any member of his
cabinet any papers relating to the causes
leading to the suspension or removal of Office
holders, and declaring that such documents
are personal and private and not official
5 Blair educational bill, appropriating
SO, 00o, 900 for schools, passed the senate
-. Brig Gen. A. H. Terry promoted to II
major generalsnip, VIZ Gen. Hancock, de-
ceased.
Cressional library.
APRIL
% The president, in message to con- ross,
recommended the formation of n commits !on
of labor for the settlement of difference, aris-
ing between capital and labor
MAY.
10. "Three months" pension bill was passed
by the senate
20. Caleb w. West appointed governor #
Utah, vice Murray, resigned
JUNE
3. Bill taxing oleomargarine five cents a
pound passed the house,
4. The Chinese indemnity bill passed tho
senate
Z. House passed bill repeating the t. DER
materially modifying tho old homestead law.
II. Tariff bill killed in the house
IS. Senate adopted the resolution providing
for the submission to the different states of
the Union constitutional amendment
changing the beginning of the presidential
and congressional year from March 4 to April
80
10. Senator vance's bill to repeal the civil
service law shelved by the United States
senate.
IL.
by the senate. Also treaty providing for
new survey of the United States Mexico
boundary line.
p Senate passed the Fitz John Porter bill.
%. President Cleveland vetocs seventy-one
bills, most of them relating to individual pen
sions.
90 Bill taxing oleomargarine two cents n
Il
Aug. g.
%. The senate refuses to order an inveSti-
cation OF the charges of fraud alleged tn have
been committed in connection with the cleo
ton OF United States Senator Payne, of Ohio.
81 Bill granting increased pensions to sol
diels of the late war who were wounded in
the hand, foot, arm or leg passed the house.
AUGUST
5. First session of the Forty-ninth congress
adjourned.
% Cutting was released from prison by
the Mexican supreme court The Cutting
episode nearly caused a fight between the
United States and Mexico
SEPTEMBER.
% Henry George nominated for mayor OF
New York city by the workingmcn.
OCTOBER
II. Tho Tammany Hall md County
Democracy factions united upon Hon. Abram
s. Hewitt, who was unanimously nominated
for mayor of New York city.
Is. Theodore Roosevelt nominated for
mayor by the Republicans of New York city.
10. Hon George F. Edmunds reelected
United States senator from Vermont.
NOVEMBER
2. The New York city municipal election
excited national interest on account OF the
novel issues raised He witt, Democrat, was
elected mayor, receiving about 10000 votes
and having n plurality Of $1,000 over Henry
George, who, in turn, beat Roosevelt by
7 900. The state elections resulted in series
of local surprises for both parties William
K. Morrison, of Illinois, was defeated, rs was
also Frank Hurd, of Ohio. Speaker John G.,
Carlisle, of Kentucky, and W. NJ. Springer,
Of Illinois, narrowly escaped, while II. G..
Burleigh, of Whitehall, N ". was beaten by
the labor candidate, E. W. Grecnman, who
was nominated only forty eight hours before
election and was Endorsed by the Democrats.
Cen. Beaver (Rep.) was elected governor of
Five additional Republican
were elected in the SOUTH In
Minnesota the Democrats gain three congress
men, In Kentucky the Republicans succeed
I'd in electing three congressman. Charges Of
fraud were made on both sides in Indiana.
DECEMBER
O. The second session of the Forty-ninth
congress begins
8. The president lays before congress the
with the Canadian govern
ment relating to the fisheries trouble.
Q. The house passed the electoral count bill
10. The senate lays the bill providing for
open executive sessions on the table.
Is. The senate votes to repeal the tenure Of
office act
20. The house, by vote Of 1874 to 14S, re-
used to consider the Morrison tariff bill.